Baldy Mountain
Baldy Mountain rises to 3,008 m in Montana. Black Butte stands 3,197 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Slide Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Baldy Mountain is a 9,892-foot elevation (3,015 m) mountain summit on the common border shared by Beaverhead County, Montana, and Clark County, Idaho.
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Wikidata Q49010423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,008 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 26.7 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Slide Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Big Table Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Button Butte: 9.3 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 14.1 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 22.6 mi
- Henrys Lake State Park: 24.9 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 14.8 mi
- Brower's Spring: 19.6 mi
- China Point: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Baldy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte | N 2° | 3,197 m | 23.3 mi |
| Antone Peak | NW 315° | 3,113 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Jefferson | E 91° | 3,097 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lion Mountain | N 10° | 3,082 m | 21.9 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | E 91° | 3,071 m | 18.0 mi |
| Stonehouse Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,065 m | 22.4 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | E 91° | 3,008 m | 21.0 mi |
| Slide Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,992 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:32 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:03 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 38 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeview, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357923272
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 27 mi
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